"Boy, that was close!" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue 'Boy, that was close!' . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is WHEW.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WHEW 'Boy, that was close!' (4)
98% PHEW "Boy, that was close!" (4)
50% NORMALLY A little boy led a close friend behind, as usual (8) (8)
11% WILL "Boys __ be boys" (4) Newsday Dec 29, 2025
11% SHUT Close; closed (4) The Telegraph Quick Dec 12, 2025
10% EYES Observes closely (4) Newsday Jan 7, 2026
10% NEAR Close by (4) Thomas Joseph Jan 5, 2026
10% END Close (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 5, 2026
10% SHUTS Closes (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 4, 2026
10% SURFRSQUOSUP Title and closing track of a 1971 Beach Boys album (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 4, 2026
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